Hexagram 41 Line 3: 六三
Position: Line 3 (Lower Trigram)六三 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六三 三人行。則損一人。一人行。則得其友。
三sānthree
人rénpeople
行xíngstart
則zé(and) then
損sǔndecrease
一yī(by) one
人rénperson
一yī(this) one
人rénperson
行xíngstarts
則zé(and) then
得définds
其qíthe
友yǒucompanion
Line Commentary
When three travel together, one must go. When one travels alone, a companion is found. Very close bonds are possible only between two. Jealousy arises with three. But the lonely one certainly finds a complement.
When This Line Changes
If Line 3 changes, Hexagram 41 Sun (Decrease) transforms into Hexagram 26 Da Chu (The Taming Power of the Great).
Parent Hexagram
Decrease
Sun損 (41)
Mountain (艮) over Lake (兌)
Upper Trigram: ☶ Mountain | Lower Trigram: ☱ Lake